Date of Award
Spring 5-1-2005
Document Type
Dissertation
Degree Name
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Department
Communication Disorders and Counseling, School, and Educational Psychology
First Advisor
William Barratt
Second Advisor
I. Michael Shuff
Third Advisor
Kevin Snider
Abstract
This study was designed to identify factors that could be used to quantify and measure levels of perceived self-efficacy on the part of college transfer students. Previous research on college student retention as well as data gathered from focus group meetings as part of this project provided background information from which items were derived for inclusion on an instrument designed to measure transfer student academic self-efficacy. Factor analysis of the instrument's 25 items, completed by 159 transfer students at a large Midwestern university yielded a four-factor structure which included Community Integration, General Support Structures, Social Supports, and Academic Skills. A Cronbach's alpha coefficient was calculated for the entire factor structure and revealed an internal reliability of .82 for the instrument.
Recommended Citation
Frederick, Mark A., "The Identification of Factors That Threaten Self-efficacy and Collegiate Success on The Part of College Transfer Students" (2005). All-Inclusive List of Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 3353.
https://scholars.indianastate.edu/etds/3353
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